''Razamanaz'' is the third studio album by the Scottish

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band

Nazareth Nazareth ( ; ar, النَّاصِرَة, ''an-Nāṣira''; he, נָצְרַת, ''Nāṣəraṯ''; arc, ܢܨܪܬ, ''Naṣrath'') is the largest city in the Northern District of Israel. Nazareth is known as "the Arab capital of Israel". In ...

, released in May 1973. It was the band's first LP record to break the charts and was produced by

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, who the band was on tour with at the time. "Woke Up This Morning" was re-recorded for this album.

Track listing

1996
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Bonus Tracks

2001 30th Anniversary Bonus Track

* This remastered CD added three bonus tracks and extensive liner-notes: * The master tapes for tracks 10 and 11 could not be located and here were 'cleaned up' from vinyl.

2010 Salvo Records Remaster Bonus Tracks

*BBC sessions were recorded at

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for the Bob Harris Show on

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. Producer: Pete Rizkema. Engineer: Bill Aitken. First transmission date: 26 March 1973.

Covers

* "Razamanaz" was covered by US punk band

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on their 1985 album ''War of the Superbikes''. * "Razamanaz" was covered by

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technical

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band

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on their 1990 album '' By Inheritance''. * "Razamanaz" was also recorded by

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vocalist

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, it appears on '' In for the Kill'', a 2004 covers album. * "Razamanaz" was also recorded by the Supersuckers. It appears on the 1992 compilation album ''

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'', listed as "Razzmanazz". * "Razamanaz" was covered by Norwegian metal band

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on their 1991 album ''

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''. * "Razamanaz" was covered by Swedish heavy metal band

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on their 1993 album '' Knowing Just as I''.

Personnel

;Nazareth *

Dan McCafferty William Daniel McCafferty (14 October 1946 – 8 November 2022) was a vocalist and songwriter best known as the lead singer for the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth from its founding in 1968 to his retirement from touring with the band in 2013. ...

- lead vocals * Darrell Sweet - drums, percussion, backing vocals, liner notes * Pete Agnew - bass guitar, backing vocals *

Manny Charlton Manuel Charlton (25 July 1941 – 5 July 2022) was a Scottish musician, who was known as a founding member of the influential Scottish hard rock band Nazareth and was their lead guitarist from 1968 to 1990. He also produced a string of succe ...

- electric and acoustic guitars, slide guitar, banjo, backing vocals ;Technical *

- producer, bass guitar, percussion *Alan Perkins - recording engineer (Pye Mobile Recording Unit) *

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- sound engineer (AIR) *Patrick Watters, Fin Costello - photography *Mike Brown - remastering *Robert M. Corich - remastering, liner notes, recovery of bonus tracks *Dave Field - design

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

Lyrics to songs from Razamanaz
{{Authority control Nazareth (band) albums 1973 albums Albums produced by Roger Glover A&M Records albums